OFFICE OF GREENWAYS AND TRAILSFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

$2.8 Billion

4 Counties

OFFICE OF GREENWAYS AND TRAILS

The Office of Greenways and Trails was established to fulfill the Florida Greenways and Trails Act…

To … “conserve, develop, and use the natural resources of this state for healthful and recreational purposes”

Florida Greenways and Trails Act (Ch. 260, F.S.).

OFFICE OF GREENWAYS AND TRAILS - PURPOSECoordinate and Advance the Florida Greenways and Trails System to support Florida’s:

Quality of Life

Economy

Tourism

Health

Conservation

Recreation

Transportation

FGTS Plan Goals

6

Delineate Regional Systems

Strategic Investment of Resources to

Advance System

Completion

Promote and Market the

Florida Greenways and Trails System to Residents and

Visitors

Establish Partnerships and Engage

Stakeholders

Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4

FLORIDA GREENWAYS AND TRAILS SYSTEM PLAN GOALS

FGTS Plan GoalsGoal 1: Delineate Regional Systems

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Presentation Notes

Builds on previous state investments, supports long-distance and loop trails, increases access to resources and connects populations

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Presentation Notes

Builds on previous state investments, supports long-distance and loop trails, increases access to resources and connects populations

• The Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network is established as the paved multi-use trail component of the Florida Greenways and Trails System in chapter 260

• Florida Department of Transportation given the authority to fund the statewide system of interconnected multi-use trails

• Planning, Acquisition, Design and Construction of priority multi-use trails identified within the Florida Greenways and Trails System under chapter 260

SHARED USE NON-MOTORIZED (SUN) TRAIL NETWORKCHS 335.065 AND 339.81, FLORIDA STATUTES

FGTS Plan GoalsPARKS AND COMMUNITY TRAILS

Efforts are being made to connect state parks to the Florida Priority Greenways and Trails system

FGTS Plan GoalsPARKS AND COMMUNITY TRAILS

Efforts are being made to connect state parks to the statewide trails system

THE BIG PICTURE$58.6 Billion in Annual Consumer Spending

• 485,00 DIRECT JOBS• $3.5 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

• $17.9 BILLION IN WAGES

Outdoor Recreationin Florida

FLORIDA’S 175 STATE PARKS AND

TRAILS

$3 BILLION Direct Economic Impact

Attendance:32 Million

Sales Tax Revenue

$205 million

Fiscal Year

/1617

JOBS SUPPORTED48,622

Cross Florida Greenway and Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail has greatest direct economic impact

$2 BILLION

$13.5 BILLION

FITNESS WALKING AND JOGGING

2017 ECONOMIC STUDY OF FLORIDA RECREATIONAL PURSUITS

$6 BILLION

BICYCLING ON PAVED ROADS AND TRAILS

$3 BILLION

PADDLING

BICYCLING ON UNPAVED TRAILS

EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON WALKING PATHS SAVES $3 IN MEDICAL EXPENSES

American Heart Association

TRAILS ARE AMONG THE TOP 4 COMMUNITY

AMENITIES SOUGHT BY HOMEOWNERS OF ALL

AGES

National Association of Homebuilders, 2016

REGIONAL TRAIL STUDY

• 516 JOBS • ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $42.6 MILLION

• SUPPORTED 61 JOBS IN DOWNTOWN WINTER GARDEN

West Orange, Little Econ and Cady Way Trails in Orange County

TRAIL EVENTS BOOST LOCAL AREAS

GOAL 2: STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES TO ADVANCE SYSTEM COMPLETION

GOAL 3: PROMOTE AND MARKET THE FLORIDA GREENWAYS AND TRAILS SYSTEM TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS

DESIGNATED TRAIL TOWNS RECEIVE SIGNS, STICKERS

FOR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES,

WEBSITE PRESENCE AND PUBLICITY

TRAIL TOWN PROGRAM GOALS

• Enhance the quality of the trail experience • Promote tourism and growth of Florida’s trails • Increase the amount and frequency of trail users • Boost economy via purchases from trail users • Engage citizens through community participation

A WIN-WIN FOR BOTH THE TOWNS AND TRAIL USERS

“We couldn’t be more proud. Our downtown has thrived around the trail

and attracted folks of all ages and abilities. We like to think of the trail as

the main artery of our community.” Dunedin Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski

DUNEDIN: FLORIDA’S INAUGURAL TRAIL TOWN

GOAL 4: ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS